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1 grasping
adjective (greedy (especially for money): a grasping old man.) ganancioso* * *grasp.ing[gr'a:spiŋ; gr'æspiŋ] adj ávido, sôfrego. -
2 grasping
adjective (greedy (especially for money): a grasping old man.) ganancioso -
3 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) agarrar2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) compreender2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) aperto2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) alcance•- grasping* * *[gra:sp; græsp] n 1 aperto, força de pegar e segurar. 2 compreensão, posse, alcance. • vt+vi agarrar, pegar, apertar, compreender. beyond my grasp incompreensível para mim. he must have a grasp of English grammar ele precisa dominar a gramática inglesa. to grasp at procurar alcançar, agarrar. within my grasp ao meu alcance. -
4 handshake
noun (the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.) aperto de mão* * *hand.shake[h'ændʃeik] n aperto de mão. -
5 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) agarrar2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) compreender2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) preensão2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) compreensão•- grasping -
6 handshake
noun (the act of grasping (a person's) hand eg as a greeting.) aperto de mão
См. также в других словарях:
Grasping — Grasp ing, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. [1913 Webster] 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. {Grasp ing*ly}, adv. {Grasp ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grasping — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grasping — greedy, acquisitive, late 14c., prp. adjective from GRASP (Cf. grasp) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
grasping — greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, *covetous Analogous words: rapacious, ravening, ravenous (see VORACIOUS): extorting or extortionate (see corresponding verb at EDUCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grasping — [adj] greedy acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close fisted, covetous, desirous, extorting, extortionate, grabby*, itchy*, mean, miserly, niggardly*, penny pinching*, penurious, prehensile, rapacious, selfish, stingy*, tightfisted*, usurious, venal; … New thesaurus
grasping — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ greedy … English terms dictionary
grasping — [gras′piŋ] adj. 1. that grasps 2. eager for gain; avaricious SYN. GREEDY graspingly adv … English World dictionary
grasping — [[t]grɑ͟ːspɪŋ, græ̱sp [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it. ...a greedy grasping drug ridden… … English dictionary
grasping — /ˈgræspɪŋ / (say grasping), /ˈgrasp / (say grahsp ) verb 1. present participle of grasp. –adjective 2. that grasps. 3. covetous, mean or greedy: *These hard, mean, grasping money grubbers! –henry handel richardson, 1917. –graspingly, adverb… …
grasping — graspingly, adv. graspingness, n. /gras ping, grahs /, adj. 1. greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man. 2. being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious. [1540 50; GRASP + ING2] Syn. 1. covetous, selfish, acquisitive, venal. * * * … Universalium
grasping — grasp|ing [ˈgra:spıŋ US ˈgræs ] adj too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it ▪ Hanson was a hard, grasping man … Dictionary of contemporary English
